Microsaic Systems is to showcase the 3500 molecular ion detector (MID) at Labautomation 2011.
The company has miniaturised a chip-based atmospheric pressure ionisation mass spectrometer (API-MS) detector.
It has integrated the key components of an API-MS onto patented, user-replaceable chips.
The technology is said to make it possible for customers to buy a 'personal analyser' and use it like a desktop PC.
The Microsaic 3500 MID is capable of rapidly 'naming' the chemicals in liquid samples using industry standard quadrupole mass spectrometry.
It is said to be many times smaller than comparable laboratory-scale mass spectrometry (MS) instruments and consumes less electricity, gas and solvent.
There are no hot, noisy floor pumps, according to Microsaic.
The analytical engine at the centre of the MID detector is the ionchip, a chip-based mass analyser.
Key components are supplied in tough, interchangeable modules that can be replaced in minutes, eliminating the need for service call-outs and reducing system downtime.
The Microsaic 3500 MID detector includes a built-in computer running the Molecular ID application, an extensive, customisable software suite that may be interfaced with a LAN via an IP address.
